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[Steve Fosdick <650985@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

Since upgrading to Ubuntu 10.10 upon booting the graphical login screen
(gdm?) appears with a resolution of 1920x1440 and a refresh rate of
60Hz.  This is very much less than ideal as there is considerable screen
flicker at 60Hz - this is a CRT not a TFT display.

When I log in I can choose the Monitor tool to change the settings but
this then refers me to the nvidia-settings application which will let me
change the refresh rate.  As well as 60Hz I can choose 75Hz or Auto.
Either of 75Hz and Auto result in a refresh rate of 75Hz which is much
more usable.

The nvidia-settings application also offers to write this back to the
xorg.conf file which I chose to do, entering the password as necessary
and I can see a new xorg.conf file has been created.  Upon logging out
however the login screen still works at 60Hz and upon logging in again
my own session is also back to 60Hz.

Restoring the xorg.conf.dist-upgrade-201009282228 which I assume is a
copy of the xorg.conf file immediately prior to the upgrade does not
solve the problem.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-server 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-server x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  256.53  Fri Aug 27 20:27:48 PDT 2010
 GCC version:  gcc version 4.4.5 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu5)
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 29 10:24:56 2010
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 256.53, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed 
 nvidia-current, 256.53, 2.6.32-24-server, x86_64: installed 
 nvidia-current, 256.53, 2.6.35-22-server, x86_64: installed
MachineType: ECS GF8100VM-M5
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-server root=UUID=e91fd1fa-a014-4a12-81e1-487d3e5a6e7c ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
dmi.bios.date: 08/23/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 080015
dmi.board.name: GF8100VM-M5
dmi.board.vendor: ECS
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: ECS
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080015:bd08/23/2008:svnECS:pnGF8100VM-M5:pvr1.0:rvnECS:rnGF8100VM-M5:rvr1.0:cvnECS:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GF8100VM-M5
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ECS
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           maverick
 architecture:       x86_64
 kernel:             2.6.35-22-server

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick resolution

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Refresh rate incorrect and not remembered
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/650985
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